Because the Big West men’s and women’s tournaments are held concurrently in the 5,567-seat facility that is home to a minor-league hockey team, the top-seeded Tritons were allowed only a 25-minute session Friday morning for an abbreviated shootaround to acclimate to dark backdrop and castle turrets behind one basket.

The UCSD Tritons play in the Big West Tournament against the UCSB Gauchos. Friday's meeting will be the third of the season between the two teams.

We are 15 minutes away from tip off in Henderson, Nevada, at tonight’s Big West semifinal matchup. The No.1-seeded Tritons (28-4, 18-2 Big West) will look to extend their 13-game winning streak, the second longest in the country,